Drag-pan conveyer



July 7, 1925. 1,544,965

J. BAVOUSETT DRAG PAN CONVEYER Filed OCt. 6. 1923 Patented July 7, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOE BAVOUSETT, 0F FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

DRAG-PAN CONVEYER.

Application filed October 6, 1923.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jon BAvoUsn'rT, a citi- Zen of the United States.residing at Fort Tortln in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drag-Pan Conveyers,of which the following is a specitication.

My invention relates to drag pan conveyers; and more particularly tomeans for conveying dirt and other matter in grading and excavating theearth for various purposes, such as road building and the leveling ofground and the like and which will effect a great saving of labor andwill avoid much expense ot' purchasing costly machinery. One ot theadvantages ot this invention is that the device is simple inconstruction and can be manufactured at small cost and will take theplace of many wheeled conveyers and the device can be drawn by a tractorot' the caterpillar type and one tractor can draw a drag pan conveyer ofmany units. Another advantage is in the loading ot the pans. Dirt may bethrown by plows or Scrapers directly into the pans and any pan may beinverted to dump the load independently ot all other pans. Other objectsand advantages will be fully explained in the following description andthe invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication.

Fig. l is a plan view of three pans connected in series. Fig. 2 is anenlarged side elevation of one pan. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of thesame. Fig. 4 is an end view of a pan, showing a dumping device appliedthereto.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

A number of pans l of rectangular construction provided with outwardlyinclined side and end walls are operatively connected together. At eachend of the series, the end pans may be provided with chains 2 forconnecting to a tractor. The pans are connected in series by chains 3.For making each pan capable of being turned over inserm No. 666,935.

depcndently of the adjacent pans, one ot the chains Il is detachable ineach pan. At one end, each pan is provided with a pivot rod L'L to whichare connected the chains 3. Each rod 4iis bent to form a locking detent5. rlhe rod et is journaled in the pan and the dctent 5 is swung forwardand supported in a bracket G when the pan is in use. lV hen the pan isto be turned over for dumping its load, the detent 5 is swung backwardlyas shown dotted outline in Fig. 2. The chain 3 will then fall oit'. Itwill be understood that the detent ot the adjacent pan must also bereleased before the pan can be turned.

Each pan may be provided with a hook 8 for convenience in turning thepan upside down tor dumping its load. A bar 9 provided with a hook l()may be used for turning the pans over. Each pan may be provided withcleats ll on the bottoms and the ends of the cleats are bent upwardly at12 to be attached to the inclined end walls ot the pan. The cleats 11tend to prevent wear of the bottoms ot the pans. The chains 3 may beattached to the pans by loops 13 with rivets 14. It is apparent thatthere may be more of the detents 5 it necessary in operating the device.Other changes may be made without departing from my invention.

This invention is particularly useful in dritt work, such as levelinghills by moving the earth to the valleys. The cleats 11 constituterunners Jfor the pans and prevent wear of the pans to some extent.

What I claim, is,-

l. A drag pan conveyer comprising a series ot pans and flexibleconnections for connecting thc forward and rear corners ot a pan to thccorners ot adjacent pans, the connections at one end of a pan includinga pivot rod provided with a detachable detent.

2. A drag pan conveyer comprising a plurality of pans, chains forconnecting the adjacent corners of the pans to form a series of pans inalignment with each other, and a pivot rod in one end of each pan forengaging said chains and provided with a locking detent for holding oneot' the chains locked and for releasing the chain when a one endincluding a pivot rod provided with pan is to be turned over for dumpingits a locking detent for making a detachable 10 load. connection for onecorner of the pan, and

3. A drag pan conveyor comprising a plumeans for turning a pan overafter one corrality of relatively 10W pans, lexible conner is detached.nections for connecting the corners of ad- In testimony wheref, I set myhand, this jacent pans to form a series of pans in align- 2nd day ofOctober, 1923. ment with each other, the connections at JOE BAVOUSETT.

